The classically trained Masumi continues to struggle with modern dance. The frustrated choreographer just may replace her with a more experienced ballerina. But Leonhardt only wants to work with Masum... (more)

Following her silver medal win in the World Ballet Competition, Masumi and her partner Leonhardt get to train at the prestigious New York City Ballet. New to modern dance, Masumi struggles to understa... (more)

Masumi manages to snap out of her intense insecurities and performs beyond her expectations with her dance partner, Leonhardt. She wins second place overall, beating out everyone except her archnemesi... (more)

Following her dynamic rendering of "The Black Swan," Masumi and her partner Aoi win second place in the pas de deux division of the World Ballet Competition. Moving on to the next stage, she must now ... (more)

Round 2 of the World Ballet Competition is about to begin. Masumi is still shaken by the news regarding Kusakabe, the dancer she loved; but she must put her pain behind her and dance the performance o... (more)

After getting off to a shaky start at the World Ballet Competition, Masumi salvages a potentially disastrous error, earns the respect of the audience and the judges and manages to advance to round 2. ... (more)

Masumi finally makes her debut, and it nearly ends in disaster! As if that's not enough, dancers from around the world gather for the Tokyo World Ballet competition. It's going to take everything Masu... (more)

Aspiring 16-year-old ballet dancer Masumi moves closer
to achieving her dreams! She has leapt ahead of her mentor and friend Sayoko, and now the pressure is on to win the lead in the latest competit... (more)